Start your story with a stern librarian scolding two characters for making noise in the library.

Posted in Middle School on Oct 25, 2022

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“That Old Librarian” by Quirky Being

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The First Encounter “You come to the library to read and you can’t read the sign at the door. Keep Silence! This is a library, not an amusement park if you have some talks to do then go outside but not here” said the librarian. “But sir we are studying only not gossiping. I was struggling to solve the question and he was helping me” said the boy. The librarian turned to Raghav. The 15-year-old lad was prepared for a blast in his ears, but the old librarian had lowered his pitch when he asked “Are you a teacher?” “Do I look so old?” wondered...

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“LIVE ON” by Jessica Kabondo

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Hildah stood in haste as the chair she sat on made a deafening sound, everyone seemed to notice her action except the two girls she had her eyes on. Hildah in her long buggy dress and male like black shoes walked to the two girls who kept chatting noisily. One of them had a phone in her hands showing the other whatever she saw, the other girl exclaimed, ‘‘he is so cute! Look at those eyes and those juicy lips, he even has tattoos.’’ The girl with the phone blushed, ‘‘I told you he is so dreamy, only if he could notice me.’’ At that moment, H...

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“A Library To Be” by Goitseone Thapelo

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“You keep telling me you’re working on something but I never see the results!” “Am I going to have to maintain you for the rest of my life?” “You can’t depend on me forever. I won’t always be around!” “To me it seems like you’re playing. When are you going to take your life seriously?” “You’re twenty-five now, you’re old!” “Where do you want to take your life?” Neither of us have an answer for her. I don’t feel adequate enough to articulate myself not that it would make a difference if I did. All that will calm her is all that I ...

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“The Photo” by Arch R

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“Girls, shhhhh,” a voice admonished them. Claire and Diana sheepishly peered toward the librarian, instinctively reaching to cover the phone in their hand. “Sorry, Ms. Rose,” Claire responded first. Always a favorite of the teachers, she liked keeping it that way. “I can see the phone, girls. Do you really need that to complete your homework?” the librarian seemed to enjoy living up to her role as the stern caretaker of library sanctity. “We are using it for our algebra homework, unless you would like to lend us the abacus in your draw...

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“A Scorching Summer Day” by Emily W

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All the locations and characters used in this story are fictional***“This is the last time I’m warning you”The stern librarian who works in the Wellkon town library, Ms. Woodlocks, scolded the two friends, Jack and Delia. Ms. Woodlocks eyed the two troublemakers in the eye with a deadly glare. And by deadly? I mean it.“If,” the librarian continued, “I were to hear you shouting gibberish in the library again, your library card will be taken away until both of your mothers call.”“Yes, Ms. Woodlocks.” The two friends groaned. They would wh...

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“Deja Vu” by Veronika Kovalkova

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“Shhh! How many times must I tell the two of you to shut it! One more peep and the both of you are out of here!” said the stern librarian. She was already having a terrible day, and the noises were not helping. “We’re terribly sorry,” said the girl. “We’re simply excited to work on our research essay!” The girl and the boy snorted as they rushed to the children’s part of the library. She finally thought that she would get some peace and quiet when no sooner she heard the most piercing screams come from around the corner. In fear, the libra...

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“I CAN SEE YOU” by VN Cruz

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There was a commotion. The librarian, a little too known in this institution, was at it again. Though this time, nobody would deny her of doing her job. With her general plumpness, and giant-like height, she towered over the suspects, bellowing in her loud high-pitched voice, waving her hands in animated gestures like she was conducting an orchestra. I couldn't hear her clearly now, but I remember, though I want to erase it from my memory, I remember what that eardrum piercing voice is like. A high school couple was having a heated argum...

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“Silence” by Pamela Berglund

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“It was time for me to change my life, my dreams and my goals. When you reach 30 like I recently did, have four children between the ages of 5 and 12, you would stumble upon the same feelings. So how did I change my life….I decided it was time for me to get a college degree. Yes, I know what you’re probably thinking ….that’s absolutely crazy, it's hard enough balancing home and work as you’ve been doing for what seems eons. When are you going to find time to study, attend classes with “kids” just out of high school. But whe...

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“Shut Up” by Sajid Bijapure

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“Will you shut up?” asked Tom to Tim. “You know you won’t read it!” argued Tim. Tom and Tim (both eleven) were standing in the town library and both wanted to borrow the same book of fairy tales. Tom had laid his hands on it first. Then Tim requested him to allow him to borrow the book first. Initially Tom politely declined his request. When Tim started pestering him their whispers grew louder and finally Tom lost his patience. “Who said I won’t read it?” growled Tom. “Ha, everyone says you just borrow books to decorate your book shelf”,...

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“Sneaking in, and running out” by Rayna Eberhard

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There were 2 friends named Bella and Evelyn. They were best friends since they were really little. They both liked the same subjects. They also both loved the library. They went to the library every day. One day Bella and Evelyn met up at the library. They were studying for a big test. Every now and then a joke would pop into the conversation. They would start to laugh. The librarian would tell them to stop and they did at the time but then they kept laughing. The librarian tried to ignore them but they just wouldn't stop. The librari...

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“Alien Adventure in the Library” by Anne Calvert

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“Shhhh.” She peers over her glasses, spittle flying onto the cover of the hardback as she places it on the reshelving cart. Placing a finger against her lips she shakes her head. Janie, eyes wide, nods at the librarian. “Ralphie,” Janie jabs him in the gut with her elbow. “You got us in trouble. I never get in trouble.” “We ain’t in no trouble.” Running his hand across the tender spot Janie left. “She just told us to hush. I’ve been in trouble, this ain’t trouble. Come on.” Pushing in the chair Ralphie left out in the aisle, Janie glances a...

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Start your story with a stern librarian scolding two characters for making noise in the library.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 116 stories

“That Old Librarian” by Quirky Being

“LIVE ON” by Jessica Kabondo

“A Library To Be” by Goitseone Thapelo

“The Photo” by Arch R

“A Scorching Summer Day” by Emily W

“Deja Vu” by Veronika Kovalkova

“I CAN SEE YOU” by VN Cruz

“Silence” by Pamela Berglund

“Shut Up” by Sajid Bijapure

“Sneaking in, and running out” by Rayna Eberhard

“Alien Adventure in the Library” by Anne Calvert

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about someone going to extreme lengths to return an overdue library book.

Write about a character who meticulously catalogs everything in their life, until something disrupts their system.

Set your story in a library, after hours.

Write about a character stumbling upon a library book that changes the course of their life, for better or worse.

Contest #91

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